Three years ago, Sherwood Brown could barely get into FGCU’s starting lineup, much less the NBA.

A little more than three months ago, there was still no one in the pro game who knew his name.

So if the Associated Press honorable mention All-American doesn’t get selected in tonight’s two-round NBA draft, he knows he’s still way ahead of where he ever imagined he’d be.

“We’d love to get drafted,” said Brown’s agent, Seth Cohen. “If we don’t, we are confident that we’ll be continuing our career somewhere.”

Brown, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound wing who rose from FGCU walk-on to tongue-wagging showman in the Eagles’ captivating NCAA tournament debut in March, has had workouts with six NBA teams since late May.

Of auditions with Houston, Portland, Memphis, Dallas, Phoenix and Orlando, Cohen said Brown’s strongest showing was with the Mavericks. Brown also missed a workout with Chicago because it conflicted with his Orlando visit, Cohen said.

“He was clicking on all cylinders that day. He impressed,” Cohen said of Brown’s Dallas workout last week.

“It’s just a matter of every team is looking for different things. He’s an incredible kid. Every team speaks very highly of him in terms of character. He’s got a very high motor. Those are two things that go a long way toward getting noticed.”

If he’s not drafted, Brown could be signed to a roster for either or both NBA summer leagues, July 7-12 in Orlando and July 12-22 in Las Vegas.

“It could go either way,” said Cohen, who also represents the New Jersey Nets’ MarShon Brooks and former McDonald’s All-American Ricky Ledo, a likely first-round pick tonight who was academically ineligible as a freshman last season at Providence.

If the NBA does not work out this season, Cohen said Brown will play overseas but not in the NBA D-League, where the maximum contract is $25,000. Cohen said the soonest Brown would go overseas is September.

“You can develop overseas and get paid,” said Cohen, who also has clients playing overseas. “There’s no reason Sherwood should lose out on income taking a chance to get called up (from a D-League team). There are a lot of kids playing in the NBA today who took the overseas route and continued to work and develop their game.”

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Cohen went with Brooks to Russia last fall for a week for the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, which included top European prospects.

Also on the trip was San Antonio’s Danny Green, whose journey from overseas player — cut multiple times by the Spurs — to NBA Finals 3-point shooting record-holder has been well chronicled.

“There’s no reason why Sherwood can’t follow in his footsteps,” Cohen said. “I believe he’s going to get there. He’s a warrior. He’s got a big heart, and he’s determined. It’s not important how you get there. It’s just getting there.”

A versatile, above-the-rim athlete, Brown led FGCU in scoring and rebounding as a senior while converting 38 percent of his 3-point attempts despite an unconventional release.

He also gained notoriety during the NCAA tournament for his signature dreadlocks, candor and unabashed, tongue-wagging celebrations.

“He’s an asset to have on a team,” Cohen said. “He’ll make other players better. He’ll work hard in practice. He’s a coach’s dream. He doesn’t have an ego and he’s got a smile that can light up a room. He’s just so real. That’s a real kid.”